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West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 17, 2023 in a post on X:

“Since Biden took office ... real wages have fallen monthly.”

By Jacquie Broush • October 12, 2023
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 23, 2022 in a tweet:

“Overdoses reached an all-time high in 2021.”

By Courtney Clingan • October 13, 2022
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 23, 2022 in a tweet:

“More fentanyl has crossed the border in the last two months under Biden than in 2019 under Trump.”

By Megan Bevins • October 3, 2022
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet:

"Women’s unemployment has been lower under President Trump than it’s been in nearly 70 years."

By Caroline Cassedy • September 26, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on April 5, 2019 in a tweet:

"West Virginia spends more tax dollars on public education than all but 13 other states and the District of Columbia."

By Mylana Chico • May 10, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on April 2, 2019 in a tweet:

"West Virginia’s exports increased for the second year in a row in 2018, reaching $8.1 billion. Additionally, West Virginia’s export growth rate was 14.2%, nearly double the national average of 7.6%."

By Stephanie Alvaro • April 24, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on February 6, 2019 in a tweet:

"We have more women in the workforce than ever before."

By Samantha Patrick • March 27, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 29, 2018 in a tweet:

"Middle-class income rose to a record level in 2017 as the strong economy lifted the fortunes of more Americans."

By Warren Sterling • November 15, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on November 3, 2018 in a tweet:

"What did Joe Manchin say about civility? Today, he said he wanted to ‘beat the living crap out of’ his Republican opponent during their debate."

By Adrianne Uphold • November 5, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 14, 2018 in a tweet:

"West Virginia added the highest percentage of new construction jobs in 2017 in the United States, at 14.4%. This amounted to 4,300 additional jobs! In fact, #WV was the only state with double-digit growth!"

By Adrianne Uphold • November 2, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 4, 2018 in a tweet:

"In 2017, the number of new business registrations in West Virginia grew nearly 11 percent (8,318 new businesses registered for the year). This comes off the heels of a 12 percent increase in new business registrations during 2016."

By Alanna Longnecker • September 20, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 7, 2018 in a tweet:

"Thanks to President Trump and Republicans over the past year through July, U.S. manufacturing added 327,000 jobs, the most of any 12-month period since April 1995, when the figure added a healthy 345,000 positions."

By Adrianne Uphold • September 6, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 10, 2018 in a tweet:

"For only the second time since 2000, there are more job openings than Americans who are unemployed."

By Anja Martin • August 31, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 1, 2018 in a tweet:

"Thanks to President Trump and Republican leadership, the number of people collecting food stamps has declined by more than two million."

By Patrick Orsagos • August 23, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 8, 2018 in a tweet:

"The American economy is continuing its longest monthly streak of job growth in history, with 3.9 million jobs added since President Trump was elected."

By Warren Sterling • August 23, 2018

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